Documents in Year 1851
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Links of Interest:
Millard Fillmore, Thirteenth U.S. President
(1850-1853)
First World Fair celebrating the Industrial Revolution London, England 1851 (1 May - 11 October)
Location: Hyde Park (25 acres) Architectural Wonder: Crystal Palace
Royal Support: Prince Albert and Queen Victoria Participating nations: 28
Visitors: 6 million Novelties: Colt revolvers, false teeth, telegraph
Grand Prize: McCormick's reaper
Mattie, Erik World's Fairs Princeton Architectural Press, 1998, New York: New York.
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